Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia ATLANTA,____________________ November 04, 2025 The Court of Appeals hereby passes the following order: A26A0662. RENEE MILLS v. NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION.

In this civil action, after the trial court entered a default judgment in favor of plaintiff Navy Federal Credit Union, defendant Renee Mills filed a motion to set aside the judgment under OCGA § 9-11-60(d)(1) and (3). The trial court denied the motion, and Mills then filed this direct appeal. We lack jurisdiction.

The denial of a motion to set aside a judgment under OCGA § 9-11-60(d) must be initiated by filing an application for discretionary review. OCGA § 5-6-35(a)(8), (b); Jim Ellis Atlanta, Inc. v. Adamson, 283 Ga. App. 116, 116 (640 SE2d 688) (2006).

“Compliance with the discretionary appeals procedure is jurisdictional.” Smoak v. Dep’t of Human Res., 221 Ga. App. 257, 257 (471 SE2d 60) (1996). Mills’s failure to comply with the discretionary review procedure deprives us of jurisdiction over this direct appeal, which is hereby DISMISSED.

Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia Clerk’s Office, Atlanta,____________________ 11/04/2025 I certify that the above is a true extract from the minutes of the Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Witness my signature and the seal of said court hereto affixed the day and year last above written.

, Clerk.